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| Hephaestus | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Wonder Woman #226 (November 1976) |
| Created by | Martin Pasko (writer), José Delbo (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Place of origin | Mount Olympus |
| Team affiliations | Olympian Gods |
| Notable aliases | Vulcan |
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Hephaestus is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is adapted from the Greek god of the same name. Hephaestus first appeared in Wonder Woman #226.
Hephaestus is the Olympian Gods' blacksmith whose history is the same as his Greek mythology counterpart where he was born to Zeus and Hera and wed to Aphrodite. [1] Post-Crisis, Hephaestus forged Wonder Woman's golden Lasso of Truth and bracelets, respectively using the Golden Girdle of Gaea and Aegis of Zeus. [2]
In 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. This version of Hephaestus is assisted by a group of laborers who were originally abandoned male children from Themyscira. Wonder Woman attempts to release them, but they choose to stay. [3] [4] [5]
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